The hive snail is a prehistoric reptile, resurrected from the dustbin of history to terrorize the present. It's giant shell is infested with insect parasites, making it even more of a nuisance than...
2022-12-08 00:48:42 +0000 UTC View Post
The second issue of our Old-School Adventures monster manual zine is now available for the general public to purchase. I have sent DriveThruRPG coupon codes to all active patreon emails. If you did...
2022-11-10 19:11:22 +0000 UTC View Post
This October is dinosaur month! The lightning raptor is a lizard out of time, resurrected from the prehistoric past. But this dinosaur has lightning powers. Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stats i...
2022-11-10 08:46:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Essential Enemies Issue 2 is finished! Both proofs have arrived and been inspected so The Outer Darkness is ready to go: 13 of the most otherworldly and demonic releases from this patreon's back ca...
2022-11-03 00:45:15 +0000 UTC View Post
This time we have the return of an obscure character who showed up in the art for A Market in the Woods but was never described. The Baron Malmensvird is an explorer, a collector, and alchemist, an...
2022-10-31 00:24:14 +0000 UTC View Post
Here's some of the full colour pages from Dungeon Robbers from Outer Space. I continue to make small changes to the game but it's mostly coming together at this point.
2022-10-24 18:54:45 +0000 UTC View Post
This monthly monster is made of crystal-covered meat and is really two monsters in one. Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stats in the same pdf. Open it up to see the whirling morning stars.
2022-09-26 03:29:46 +0000 UTC View Post
This game is a 48-page booklet about alien astronauts who beam down to primitive worlds in search of magic items for their scientific academy to study.
I wrote this game so I could use it to ...
2022-09-23 01:05:28 +0000 UTC View Post
Essential Enemies 1: Things From Beyond is has been released and is now available.
I have sent DriveThruRPG comp coupons to all active patrons for both the pdf and the standard-quality print ...
2022-08-23 16:41:21 +0000 UTC View Post
This time, we return to Zyvoth (the dark city first seen in MP1: The End of Known Space), to detail some monsters, including two seen in the panorama above, and a new one, never before seen! Dungeo...
2022-08-11 19:31:44 +0000 UTC View Post
The first issue of our Old-School Essentials monster manual zine is finished!
If you would like to order print copies from Lulu at cost, here is the link. The book is currently unlisted, dire...
2022-08-04 12:45:41 +0000 UTC View Post
Some dwarves live in the forest! And they fight Grumblesticks. DW and LL stats in the same pdf.
2022-07-02 16:41:18 +0000 UTC View Post
These are some photos of the booklet I had printed in order to test the layout and design of the Old-School Essentials monster manual zine. There will be some changes to what you see here, but over...
2022-06-25 10:33:50 +0000 UTC View Post
I didn't pay much attention to Old School Essentials until recently. For most of the time I've been playing old school D&D, I already had a retroclone in Labyrinth Lord, and since I also have t...
2022-06-16 00:06:07 +0000 UTC View Post
These beastly cultists are summoning the spawn of evil gods! DW and LL stats in the same pdf.
2022-06-06 17:26:28 +0000 UTC View Post
I've made Only Monsters Here public on DriveThruRPG, and I've emailed all current patrons comp coupons for the pdf, softcover, and hardcover versions. You'll get separate emails for each, so you ca...
2022-05-23 21:12:06 +0000 UTC View Post
Strange slug-like tourists from another dimension come to an ancient temple in the desert to experience the acoustics and fly around on carpets. Dungeon World and Labyrinth Lord stats in the same p...
2022-05-14 07:22:34 +0000 UTC View Post
It's like two monsters in one. Some infected birds that have become monsters, and a magic item that summons a pair of serpents to fight for you. But they are what infected the birds! Oh no. Dungeon...
2022-04-29 16:55:53 +0000 UTC View Post
Only Monsters Here is finished. Thank you all for your support.
This is the patreon version of the pdf, which lists all the current backers (if you want a different name credited, let me know...
2022-04-26 04:50:36 +0000 UTC View Post
While playtesting the last book, I found that my tastes have moved further and further away from typical old school resolution mechanics. These days I want something more rules-lite than what I use...
2022-04-12 17:52:27 +0000 UTC View Post
The first print proof for Only Monsters Here arrived. We made a few changes, but mostly it looks good! Next things to do are finish up the ebook pdf and wait for the second proofs, so then I can ge...
2022-04-09 01:19:53 +0000 UTC View Post
This time we have a selection of three different critters that goblin wizards like to use as familiars: the dragon weasel, the man-faced goblin dog, and the homuncular mock-goblin (or moglin). Stat...
2022-03-11 16:56:20 +0000 UTC View Post
The mechanical automatons and the stone golems have revolted! They have ejected all the human miners and the company bosses and they run the mine now. Will you help them, or will you help the compa...
2022-03-01 06:04:54 +0000 UTC View Post
The Illuminated Masters are at it again: throwing down visions from the heights of their mountaintop sanctuary, then training warriors to fight gangs of criminal monsters.
But who ARE these m...
2022-01-16 19:58:19 +0000 UTC View Post
There's not much left to add to this book other than a few extra pieces of art (including the cover) and getting the pdfs into shape. And then it's one or more rounds of print proofing and release!...
2022-01-12 17:27:15 +0000 UTC View Post
With their blood magic and their serrated blades, the Ruby Guard protects the king. Or any other NPC you think should have some monstrous-looking bodyguards. Stats for Dungeon World and Labyrinth L...
2021-12-28 18:24:56 +0000 UTC View Post
Regular releases are late because we've been working on getting Only Monsters Here finished. The text has been finalized so we should be able to catch up soon and return to schedule.
The layo...
2021-11-22 17:56:23 +0000 UTC View Post
She's a witch with a mask made of faces! Is she up to no good right away or is she trying to con your adventuring party to do her dirty work? It depends if you meet her in town, or in the dungeon.&...
2021-11-22 17:44:03 +0000 UTC View Post
The contents of Only Monsters Here have been finalized and Nathan is working on the maps. Since this monster isn't connected to the book, I went back to the old format of stats for both Dungeon Wor...
2021-10-11 10:51:55 +0000 UTC View Post
This is the golems section of the bestiary in Only Monsters Here, as a bonus. Like the rest of the book, it's written for The Nightmares Underneath.
2021-09-23 17:12:28 +0000 UTC View Post